KUALA LUMPUR: Today's Dewan Rakyat proceedings were postponed to tomorrow after the lower house failed to meet the minimum quorum of 26 members of parliament in attendance.
The point of order was raised by Datuk Dr Ahmad Marzuk Shaary (PN-Pengkalan Chepa) following the debate by Mohd Hasnizan Harun (PN-Hulu Selangor) on the 2025 Budget.
The call was supported by Hassan Abdul Karim (PH-Pasir Gudang), who advised Datuk Mohd Shahar Abdullah, who chaired the proceedings, to ring the bell if the quorum was not met.
Under Standing Order 13, there must be at least 26 MPs in the 222-seat Dewan for proceedings to be held.
After a headcount, Shahar said there were only 17 MPs present. He then ordered the parliament secretary to ring the bell for two minutes to call in those outside the House.
After the bell rang for two minutes, the number of MPs only rose to 19.
Shahar then announced that today's session was postponed and would continue tomorrow at 10am.